=>-----Original Message----- =>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold =>Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 18:25 =>To: 'ProFox Email List' =>Subject: RE: [OT] regarding OT [disco version] => => =>> Notwithstanding the other comments previously presented in this =>> thread, I would personally like to take credit for the recent decrease =>> in OT postings since I started posting again about a month ago. Some =>> naysayers may claim it is coincidence, and perhaps it is, but what if =>> it isn't coincidence? What if it really is my way with a phrase or =>> other imbecilic responses that are turning people off to responding =>> and thus lowering the number of OT posts. => => =>Maybe it's the heat, Hal. It's around 100 here, again. => =>I can't imagine that you've offended anyone. I for one =>appreciate your thoughts and presence. =>
Omigosh, no one is offended? I will try harder. => =>> Am I crazy? Do people actually read what I write? Of =>those who read =>> it, how many actually understand? And of those who understand, how =>> many can respond in kind. Very few, I am afraid. And the =>number will =>> decrease to even lower levels as our societal patterns and =>practices =>> continue to dumb us down. => => =>I think people only reply to posts they want to debate, =>correct, refute or add to. If one is 'self-contained' and =>speaks for itself, then it just ... disappears into the =>ether. Also, it's possible some of us are being filtered, and =>that would tend to cut down responses. => I can't imagine that anyone would be filtering me, of all people. Will all of you who are filtering my posts please raise your hands so I can get a fingernail count? => =>> What never ceases to amaze me is how incredibly stupid and naïve we =>> are (well, not Whil or Ed). We are part of a profession =>that, for the =>> last 75 years, has committed itself to its elimination. Who needs =>> programmers (people with specific technical knowledge) was =>the battle =>> cry when I started. And every five years or so, someone =>comes along =>> with the "best way to do things" that have actually been =>used in the =>> past but the newbies never really studied the history of real-world =>> computing. => => =>Reinventing the same wheels over and over have kept money =>flowing into the computer world for some time now, and it =>wouldn't change until some time in the future when people get =>serious about standards. If history is any guide, it wouldn't =>happen. Remember ADA was going to take over, first by being =>gov't-wide mandated, and then eventually by everyone? => Do I remember Ada? I went out with her a few times but she was more interested in that Babbage guy and his difference engine. To this day I still do not understand why women are not attracted to me. => => =>> Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best =>> wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy new fiscal =>year, should =>> you subscribe to such a calendar. And for those of you who do not, =>> what the heck, happy August to you. => => =>Likewise, and at the moment I can't wait to say Happy September! => And that reminds me of a song, Bill. => => =>Bill => => => =>> HALinDIGRESSION => => HALinREGRESSION _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
